Court told husband 'plotted SA honeymoon murder' a swedish woman killed while on her honeymoon in south african may have been accidentally shot during a fight between her carjackers about whether or not they should rape her , cape town police say . related articles 8 >>

Abu Dhabi summit to serve as turning point in GCC drive: secretary general leaders of the gulf cooperation council (gcc) countries are set to convene next week in the united arab emirates (uae) capital abu dhabi , where the bloc was founded about 30 years ago t the leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of issues concerning regional security and development at the upcoming 31st gcc summit , slated for dec t 6-7 t security top concern at the summit , the six gcc states -- bahrain , saudi arabia , kuwait , oman , qatar and the united arab emirates -- are expected to .. . related articles 9 >>

President Obama in Bush-era tax cuts climbdown us president barack obama brushed aside opposition in his own party today and announced an agreement with republicans on a plan to extend expiring income tax cuts for all americans , renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed and grant a one-year reduction in payroll taxes . related articles 8 >>

US unemployment surges to 9.8% in November 刺激効果は衰退の減速、世界的な需要は、輸出を押せば、さらに脆弱recovery.separateデータは、最初の月の5.1％に突然、日本の失業率の上昇を示した減速、日本の鉱工業生産は10月に5ヶ月連続の減少となったデータは、火曜日を示したjune.howeverから失業の上昇、前月からの工業生産の10月の1.8％のスライドがダウジョーンズニューズワイヤーズの世論調査によると落ち、二番底不況の懸念を緩和する3.3パーセントの期待を破って、予想よりも優れていた。 related articles 15 >>

Former U.S. House Majority leader convicted of money laundering the heavy-handed style that made tom delay in mone of the most powerful and feared republican members of the us congress also proved to be his downfall when a joury decided he went too far in trying to influence elections , convicting the former house majority leader on two felonies that coulds send him to prison for decades . related articles 21 >>

Irish Minister: ECB Pushed Bailout the european currentral bank is pressuring portugal to seek a financial rescue package just as it did in the run-up to ireland's bailout , said ireland's justice minister . related articles 8 >>

Australian AG: Assange allowed to return home wikileaks founder julian assange would be allowed to return to his australian homeland , and has the same protections any other australian citizen would , the nation's attorney general said monday . related articles 2 >>

India, France sign nuclear power deal france wants india to help it achieve its key goals for its period at the helm of the group of 20 , including an overhaul of the international monetary system , said a french presidency official ahead of president nicolas sarkozy's visit to india . related articles 4 >>